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On 4/17/2020 at 12:21 PM, sasha206 said:
And enough with the braids.
I like the braids. 🤷♀️
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On 4/17/2020 at 2:26 AM, link417 said:
A lot of RH shows have been breaking the fourth wall the past few years by giving those glimpses into what goes on behind the scenes. I prefer it this way, honestly — lots of us watch multiple franchises and follow cast news outside the show, we already know what’s up.
MTV revived Teen Mom by allowing the moms to acknowledge the cameras and talk about the money, etc, the show provided. It was refreshing and made the "reality" show actually REAL. They weren't struggling financially like their first few seasons, so why pretend?
The Housewives have reached a point where the staging is totally unnecessary on the same level. Talk about tabloids, gossip, etc. Be open about a producer sharing information. THAT would be entertaining. Pull back the curtain, it's a more fascinating view.
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On 3/4/2020 at 12:51 AM, annzeepark914 said:
I don't know if this has been discussed already, but is the Popeye's fried chicken sandwich really good? Is the roll toasted? Can you request a bit less mayo on it (the picture shows mayo oozing out)?
I thought it was pretty good. In no way would I ever stand in line for one.
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On 2/29/2020 at 10:36 PM, InDueTime said:
There's no way I'm touching a donut sandwich. First, it just sounds disgusting. Second, that's what killed Luther Vandross.
I noticed that Wendy's has started serving breakfast.
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a28983466/wendys-breakfast-nationwide/
I may try the Frosty-cinno one day.
I didn't find their breakfast menu to be all that innovative or interesting. The iced coffee with Frosty mix was disappointing.
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I felt like the DEA was barely featured. It was all Miguel.
And for a show that kept insisting Miguel was so clever and omniscient, he was able to predict the future cartel beefs but could barely read the room that they were all unhappy with his decisions? Did he really think murdering the wife and kids of his plaza boss would ingratiate anyone, or even really make them fear him like he thought it would?
This show has always made law enforcement out to be smart, good cops hamstrung by politics and local laws, and portrayed the drug kingpins as violent and impulsive animals, and it felt like this season changed that up.
I enjoyed the season, but it just really lacked the angle of law enforcement as the forefront.
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11 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:
Probably don't mention it enough, but alongside everything else that is great about this show (the writing, directing, and especially the acting), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross produce one hell of a score and soundtrack.
I agree. The soundtrack was always complete perfection, without being distracting or unnecessary.
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These take like a minute to make if you just roll them into a log versus rolling them out. I slice them and freeze the slices, then bake them off throughout December as needed. A little unique but very in line spice wise with Christmas.
https://www.saveur.com/honey-spice-hazelnut-christmas-cookies-recipe/
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Tried out this recipe for Thanksgiving and holy shit it's one of the top 5 things I've ever made. Rich, but bright, umami, all of the good things. I made the farro and crisped the shallots the night before and just finished the mushrooms the morning of Thanksgiving. Seriously amazing if you love mushrooms and are looking for a great potluck side. It's a FANTASTIC leftover, too. If it even makes into the leftovers.
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On 11/11/2019 at 8:12 PM, chessiegal said:
I've asked this before with no responses, but I'm seeing ads for a Fridgedaire oven that has an air fry function. Has anyone used air frying? My Breville countertop oven has an air fry function, complete with a special basket as seen in the oven ad.
I've been using an air fryer for work functions (corporate food shows), and I've only used it for tater tots, but it does get them nice and crispy, even if they do require a few basket shakes during cooking time. Easier to mess with a pan and preheating an oven, for sure! I haven't tried it with anything else, but my boyfriend wants to try out some other foods on it, so I will update if he does!
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On 10/31/2019 at 1:54 PM, funky-rat said:
I live in a rural area with a high population of PA Dutch descendents, and so I am used to things a lot of people turn their nose up at, like Scrapple (but I won't eat it with maple syrup - nasty), Souse (even people in my area turn their nose up at it - it has to be made correctly, though, otherwise it's nasty), baked cabbage, ham hocks and cabbage (or green beans), chicken and waffles (not southern style - I couldn't eat it with honey or syrup, and bone in chicken), pickled red beet eggs (which are also delish when they're deviled), ring bologna/lebanon bologna (I don't like sweet, though), and others I'm likely forgetting.
Ha, I don't suppose you live in the Lancaster area? My company is based in New Holland and so I have gotten to know that list of menu items you have here well from my numerous visits.
I do like the sweet bologna, though. LOL.
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41 minutes ago, Ashforth said:
I don't like butternut squash because the flavor generally seems somewhat anemic to me. Also because I once came fairly close to cutting off the tip of my finger while trying to cut up a raw one. DON'T DO IT, Y'ALL!
Butternut squash is the ONE vegetable I will buy precut because it is such a pain in the ass.
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On 10/26/2019 at 10:56 AM, Spunkygal said:
My attempt at strawberry freezer jam was not successful. I read every comment on various websites before making it and made sure to drain excess liquid after mashing the fruit. It has a good taste and will be good as strawberry sauce, but that’s not what I wanted.
However, I did have success at another recipe to jar. I signed up for a meal train for neighbors down the street who just had a baby so after watching America’s Test Kitchen recently, I decided to take over banana split fixin’s along with the dinner entree. I just made ATK’s hot fudge sauce and it is SO good and rich (and easy). I am so pleased with it that I’ve decided that for Christmas gifts for the school’s office staff where I volunteer, I am giving them each a jar of hot fudge sauce and a mini pound cake loaf in one of those cute Winterberry mini loaf ceramic pans. I got 4 of the mini loaf pans from Pfaltzgraff’s website for under $30.
Oh no!!!! I know that I have had some trouble every few years or so with getting a firm set. The batch I made 2 years ago was made with berries so sweet and gorgeous that I had to murder the 4 million picnic bugs trying to eat themselves to death, and that jam was PERFECTION. I do think ripeness is a factor in the internal pectin of berries, so perhaps that was also a contributing factor?
If it makes you feel better, my batch this year was very loose, even with ripe berries. It's still delicious, and even works on PB sandwiches, but yeah-much looser than the year before and I know the berries were nowhere as good.
If I notice that the jam isn't thickening up enough, I sometimes double dose the pectin. In case you forgive me and decide to try again, lol.
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It's not the fastest of food, but I'm VERY EXCITED to head to Southern California this week for a quick work trip because it means I'll get to eat at Lemonade! It's a cafeteria style restaurant chain with fresh sides that range from cold prepared salads to hot options like mac & cheese. I bought their cookbook after I got back the last time. I'm definitely getting their miso roasted beef, it's beyond delicious!
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On 10/17/2019 at 5:23 AM, Anela said:
Still loving my instant pot, and I need to buy a new food processor. I've needed one for a year now. As inexpensive as possible, but still able to do a good job.
I love my Cuisinart. It's large enough to do a double pie crust recipe. MIne is an 8 cup, I think it was around $75.
I would love to get a smaller food processor for smaller jobs. Sometimes it's silly to drag out the big one when I just need one half the size or so. Any suggestions?
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LOVED this documentary.
I grew up with grandparents that were county (AND western!) fans, so I was familiar with many of the Patsy Cline-Loretta Lynn era, along with Hank, of course. In fact, Hey Good Lookin' is one of the first songs I remember my grandpa singing to me while he played the guitar. However, according to my grandma, Johnny Cash was a no good drug addict and cheater, so she never listened to him, haha.
I could watch interviews with Loretta and Dolly being adorable interviewees all day long. I have long loved watching Jack White's puppy dog adoration of Loretta. I remember her dragging him up with her to the stage when she won the Grammy for Van Lear Rose and him just in absolute awe of her force of nature personality, it was charming and sweet.
I don't know or care enough about Garth Brooks to have an opinion on him, but I will say this in his defense: Callin' Baton Rouge is one of the best pop songs of the 90's. Any genre.
The Hank Williams story about writing a song for that one guy and then recording it himself is the second funniest story in the series. The first is obviously Willie Nelson and his legendary kissing skills, lol. I had NO idea Willie wrote Crazy! What a shame he languished in Nashville, but perhaps it's also good considering how that allowed him to make his music on his own terms.
Does anyone else remember the Time Life collection that was advertised constantly around 6 years ago, lol? Like a 30 minute infomercial My sister and I would just sit there and watch it, we were so amused by the music, artists, outfits, etc. It was great!
How has no one made the obvious connection on Marty Stuart's fashion/hair inspo??
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On 10/7/2019 at 8:18 PM, Mindthinkr said:
For the very pious cousin (93 years, but he never misses a day of Mass) I’ve gotten 2 sand dollars. One to break to see the doves and one to keep whole. I’m also getting the postcard with the legend of how they relate to Jesus and will have it translated by my nephew’s wife. It’s the other people that I’m in a quandary over. They are in the 80’s and don’t like Knickknacks (autocorrect changed that...I hope that’s correct) or tea towels. I might just bring them a large bouquet of flowers. I should go to the local museum store and check out what they have. I’m usually so good at this. I don’t understand why I’m flummoxed.
Do they like bourbon? Good American bourbon is very hard to come by in Europe. Only the really large brands like JD or Maker's even have a presence there. A quality boutique bourbon (maybe Blanton's, or something similar?) might be a good pick?
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14 hours ago, Spunkygal said:
@larapu2000, it’s been a year since you posted this comment, so I hope you are still on this board! I wonder if you would please be willing to share your freezer strawberry jam recipe which seems to be a favorite of your friends? I am thinking about gifts for the upcoming season and this sounds wonderful! Thank you!
Is it disappointing to tell you that it's the Sure Jell recipe from inside the box? 😬😬😬😬
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"I'M A FUN SKESKI" is now one of my favorite quotes of all time.
What a beautiful series, as in photography, world building, color, all of it.
My boyfriend and I would get a real gut laugh every once in a while when one of the puppets would "Muppet," as in, look more like a crazy, jangly movement. One of the Gelflings ringing a bell rope had us going for at least 5 minutes.
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I like that Dairy Queen has some great snack options if you're getting ice cream and don't want a full meal. Their pretzel sticks and queso are great!
(However, their fries are good, but McDonald's, in my opinion, is still better)
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For lima beans, I've always made them like my mom. I use the frozen ones. Put them in a pot with olive oil or butter, maybe 1 to 2 tbsp for a whole pack, then add water, not to cover. Salt and pepper. Then cook the beans for avout 5 to 7 minutes on high, with the lid on. Take the lid off and cook until the liquid is almost reduced completely.
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There are a lot of Wendy's in airports that serve breakfast. As per usual with Wendy's, it's pretty solid. Nothing crazy groundbreaking, but tasty, filling, reasonable price.
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Sometimes groceries stores can do them if you order one. Do you have a local butcher or specialty meat store? I've found them at the grocery, but have noticed they're like skirt steak-get 'em early or they're gone before you even know what happened.
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I see Debbie attended the Mr. Darcy School of Proposals. Geez. Was she expecting a yes?
Then she didn't even buy her Secret Santa a gift.
I fucking hate Debbie.
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6 hours ago, chessiegal said:
Do you have the model that doesn't require power, just works by pressing the button to put the carbonation in?
Yep!! No electric needed!
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Cola Wars!
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My new love is the Cherry Vanilla Coke 0. It's helping curb my sweet tooth to offset the Covid 19 pounds.